Bark & Blade
Steam News 10 March 20262mo ago

Tutorial skip, damage number fixes, sniff grounded-only, and a cleaner Now Playi

Tutorial skip, damage number fixes, sniff grounded-only, and a cleaner Now Playing display. What's New Tutorial skip - hold Y at any point during the tutorial to skip it and jump straight into the game. Bug Fixes Sniffi…

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Full Bark & Blade update

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Extracted changes

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  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
changedTutorial skip, damage number fixes, sniff grounded-only, and a cleaner Now Playing display.
removedBug FixesSniffing while airborne - your wolf can no longer sniff while jumping or falling; sniff only triggers when grounded.
fixedBug FixesDamage numbers fixed - floating damage numbers now correctly appear above enemies for all attack types, including basic bite and scratch. Numbers were previously invisible due to an off-screen positioning bug.
fixedBug FixesLava/Crystal Cave teleport - fixed a bug where fast-traveling between Emberpaw Peak and Crystal Caves would cause the destination to vanish shortly after arriving.

Tutorial skip, damage number fixes, sniff grounded-only, and a cleaner Now Playing display.

What's New

  • CosmeticTutorial skiphold Y at any point during the tutorial to skip it and jump straight into the game.

Bug Fixes

  • CosmeticSniffing while airborneyour wolf can no longer sniff while jumping or falling; sniff only triggers when grounded.
  • Damage numbers fixed - floating damage numbers now correctly appear above enemies for all attack types, including basic bite and scratch. Numbers were previously invisible due to an off-screen positioning bug.

  • CosmeticLava/Crystal Cave teleportfixed a bug where fast-traveling between Emberpaw Peak and Crystal Caves would cause the destination to vanish shortly after arriving.

Improvements

  • CosmeticCleaner Now Playing displaythe music info panel now shows just the song title and artist name, without the frequency bars and paw icon cluttering the view.
  • Quick-travel countdown - the radial travel menu (hold U) now shows a live countdown timer while you hover over a destination. Watch the seconds tick from 3.0 to 0.0 as the confirm ring fills. Move your cursor away and it resets cleanly.

Source

Steam News / 10 March 2026

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